national women's law center
  
  
    
      
  
  
  
      
  
  
  
    
  
    
        
    
          
              
            
            
            
        March 7, 2017 -
        
  
        When it comes to pay equity between women and men, the South lags behind the U.S. overall, where women still earn just 80 cents on average for every $1 a man makes. Equal pay is one of the driving issues behind this week's A Day Without a Woman protest.